富山県·和菓子
Ogaya Ginnan-mochi
The long-established Himi shop 'Ginnan-mochi Honpo Ogaya' was founded in 1872, inspired by the creation of sweets using the fruit of a giant ginkgo tree over a thousand years old. Their signature ginnan-mochi (ginkgo rice cake) is made by carefully peeling each individual ginkgo nut and kneading them into soft gyuhi mochi. Upon opening the wrapper, a subtle scent of ginkgo wafts from the jade-colored mochi, with a gentle sweetness spreading with every bite. Himi is a land deeply connected to the Manyoshu; Otomo no Yakamochi stayed here during the Nara period while serving as the provincial governor. Each individual wrapper is accompanied by a Manyoshu waka poem composed in Toyama. With the elegant taste of the mochi and the lingering historical resonance within the poems, it is a quintessential Toyama confection that satisfies the soul.
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